2023年江苏中考英语冲刺复习专项训练：阅读理解20篇

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专题08阅读理解20篇

（2022•江苏•泰州中学附属初中三模）Closeyoureyesandpictureascientist.Doesanimageofamanshowup

inyourmind?

Itishardtoignorethateveninthe21stcentury,the'"scientistequalsmale^^stereotype（成见）isstillthere.In

thescienceworld,women'svoicesareoftenunheard.

AccordingtoUNESCO,only35percentofglobalSTEM（science,technology,engineeringandmathematics）

studentsinhighereducationarewomen.Inpursuingscienceandtechnologycareers,womenaremorelikelytobe

treatedunfairlybecauseoftheirmotherhoodandskincolor,notedTeenVogue.

InNovember,atthe4thWorldLaureatesForum（世界顶尖科学家论坛）heldinShanghai,someofthe

world'stopfemalescientistsannouncedaninitiatived昌议），encouraginginstitutionsaroundtheworldtopromote

genderequality（性别平等）inSTEMareas.

“Rolemodelsofwomenscientistsneedtobebetterrepresentedonimportantinternationalstagesandallow

theirvoicestobeheardasawaytoencourageyouths,,,LenoreBlum,afemalescientistfromtheUS,saidatthe

forum.

InDecember,TalkWithLuJian,aChineseTVshow,launchedaseriesofprogramsunderthetitleofShe

PowerinTech.TheshowinterviewedChinesefemalescientists,includinggeneticist（遗传学家）FuQiaomeiat

theChineseAcademyofSciences,LiiZhi,aprofessoroflifesciencesatPekingUniversity,andRongYi,achief

designeroftheLongMarch2Frocket.

“Thesefemalescientistsshareastrongpassionforscience,9,saidLuJian,theTVshow'shost."Theyare

makingapathway（通道）forthenextwomenscientists.

Actionsshouldalsobetakentocreateabetterenvironmentforwomenworkinginthefieldofscienceand

technology,notedScienceandTechnologyDaily.Forexample,theyshouldbegivenmoreresources,joinin

decision-makingandgainsupportfortheirresearchduringmaternity（生育）.

1.AccordingtoUNESCO,thenumberofwomenwhostudySTEMisthenumberofmen.

A.equaltoB.farmorethanC.muchlessthanD.closeto

2.LenoreBlumthinksthat.

A.morefemalescientistsshouldfinddifferentjobsB.womenscientistsaregoodrolemodels

C.scientistsshouldbeknownbymorepeopleD.womenaregoodatstudyingscience

3.ShePowerinTechisaprogramthat.

A.sharesstoriesofwomenscientistsB.teachesbasicscientificknowledge

C.picksupfuturewomenscientistsD.spreadsthelatestscientificdevelopments

4.Whatproblemsarefemalescientistsfacingnow?

a.Havingfewerresourcesthanmalescientists,b.Bearingnohardshipscomparedwithmales.

c.Lackingopportunitiestomakedecisions.d.Beingunabletoworkwhilehavingababy.

A.abcB.abdC.acdD.bed

（2022•江苏•泰州中学附属初中三模）DuringtheWarringStatesPeriod（475-221BC）,KingZhaoofthe

StateofYan（燕昭王）wantedtogathertalentedpeopletomakethestatestrong.Heaskedthescholar（有学问的

人）GuoWeiforadvice.Guotoldthekingastory.

Inancienttimes,therewasakingwhowantedaspecialkindofhorse.Thishorsecouldrun1,000liaday.It

wascalledqianlima.Hesentmanypeopletofindthesehorsesandbuythemforhim.Afterthreeyears,nobody

foundhimsuchahorse.

Oneday,someonenewvolunteeredtohelp.Withinthreemonths,heheardaboutaqianlima.Herushedto

findit,butthehorsewasalreadydead.Still,heboughtthebonesofthehorsewith500piecesofgold.

Thekingwasveryangry.t4WhatIwantisalivehorse,notthebonesofadeadhorse!?,

Thisshowspeopleyoutrulywishtobuythehorses.Justwaitandthehorsesyouwantwillcomeverysoon.

Themanansweredcalmly,"Imaginethis.You'rewillingtopayahighpriceforadeadhorse,letalonealiveone.

Indeed,withinayear,manyqianlimaownersbroughttheirhorsestotheking.

Guotoldthekingthathecouldseehimselfasthebonesofthehorse.<6IfIamvalued,moretalentwillbe

willingtoservethestate/5hesaid.ThekingbuilthousesforGuoandtreatedhimasateacher.Soon,talented

peopleacrossthestatecametohelptheking.HisstatefinallybeattheStateofQi.

5.WhatdidKingZhaooftheStateYanactuallywanttohave?

A.Talentedpeople.B.Qianlima.C.Thebonesofaqianlima.D.Wealth.

6.InGuo'sstory,thekinggotangrywiththemanbecausehethought.

A.qianlimaweren'tthebesthorsesintheworldB.therewasn'taqianlimaintheworld

C.theboneswerenotfromaqianlimaD.adeadhorsewasofnouseatall

7.Whatwastheman'sreasonforbuyingthebonesofadeadhorse?

A.Itcouldhelpthekinggathertalentedpeople.

B.Horseownerswouldseetheking'sneedforqianlima.

C.Morepeoplewouldkilltheirhorsestosellhorsebones.

D.Thekingcouldtellqianlimafromcommonhorsesthisway.

8.Guocomparedhimselfto________inthestoryhetold.

A.thevolunteerB.thekingC.thebonesofadeadqianlimaD.theqianlimaowner

Abagofwind神奇的自制"风袋"。

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largeamountofairintothebag.

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流）youblewintothebag

thesecondtimecreateda

partialvacuum（半真空）as

itenteredthebag.

Thatpulledin（拽入）alotofsurroundingair

withit.fillingupthebag.

SOURCE:TNS

（2022•江苏・泰州中学附属初中三模）

9.Theexperimentshows.

A.howtoholdourbreathforalongertimeB.howtomovemoreair

C.thetheoryofvacuumsD.howourlungswork

10.Whatdoweneedtomakeabagofwind?

A.Tape,aclotheshangerandasmallplasticbag.

B.Tape,aclotheshangerandalargeplasticbag.

C.Tape,ahelperandalargeplasticdrycleaner'sbag.

D.Tape,aclotheshangerandlargeplasticdrycleaner'sbag.

11.Toblowmoreairintothewindbag,weneedto.

A.blowcloselytotheholeB.blow25cmawayfromthehole

C.blow25secondsintotheholdD.blowwithonelongbreath

12.Moreairwentintothewindbagthesecondtimebecause.

A.airwentintothebagbyitselfwhilenoairwasinit

B.thepeoplewhoblowheldalongerbreath

C.surroundingairwaspulledinthebagwhileblowing

D.airinsidethebagwasblownoutofthebag

13.Whocanblowmoreairintothebag?

（2022•江苏•无锡市华庄中学二模）Areyouthepersonsittinginthecorneroftheclassroomduringthe

breaktimehopingnoonewillcomeupandtalktoyou?Ifthissoundslikeyou,youarenotalone.Ifyouwantto

becomemoresociallyconfidentfollowtheadvice.

Acceptyourpersonality.Manypeoplehappentobeintroverted,meaningthatyou'remorecomfortable

spendingtimealone.Ifthissoundslikeyou,don'tforceyourselftocompletelybecomeanoutgoing,socialperson.

Doingsocanleadtostress,worry,andevenheartdisease.Instead,spendtimeinsocialsituationsyoualready

enjoyandtrytohavemeaningfulconversations.Byacceptingyourintrovertednature,youcanfocusonthe

qualityofyoursocialcommunications.

Understandtheimportanceofconfidence.Youcanbecomesociallyconfidentbyattractingotherpeoplein

awaythatintereststhemandmakesthemfeelheard.Theseskillsareknownassocialability.Practicingsocial

abilitycancreatechancesforyourselftogetclosetoothers.

Avoidnegative（消极的）thoughts.Ifyoudon'tseeyourselfassociallyconfident,itcanbeeasytolookfor

thingsthatconfirmsyourthoughts.Catchyourselfthinkingnegativethoughts,andaskyourselfwhatyouseeor

hearcanprovethethought.Forexample,imagineyou'rethinking,"IknoweveryoneherethinksI'mboring

becauseIhavenothinginterestingtosay."Stopthinkingthatandaskyourselfwhatprovesthenegativethought.

14.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Howtoacceptyourpersonality.B.Howtoavoidnegativethoughts.

C.Howtobemoresociallyconfident.D.Howtoknowtheimportanceofconfidence.

15.TheunderlinedwordintrovertedinParagraph2means.

A.活泼的B.孤独的C.内向的D.勇敢的

16.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?

A.Inastorybook.B.Insomeone'sdiary.

C.Inalocalnewspaper.D.Inaschoolmagazine.

（2022•江苏•无锡市华庄中学二模）IknowFmnotanordinary（普通的）ten-year-oldkid.Imean,sure,I

doordinarything.Ieaticecream.Iridemybike.Iplayball.Iplayvideogames.Thingslikethatmakeme

ordinary,Iguess.Also,Ifeelordinaryinside.ButIknowordinarykidsdon'tmakeotherordinarykidsrunaway

screaminginplaygrounds.Iknowordinarykidsdon'tgetstaredat（盯着）wherevertheygo.

IfIfoundamagiclampandIcouldhaveonewish,IwouldwishthatIhadacommonfacethatnooneever

noticedatall.IwouldwishthatIcouldwalkdownthestreetwithoutpeopleseeingmeandthendoingthat

look-awaything.

ButI'mkindofusedtohowIlookbynow.Iknowhowtopretend（假装）Idon'tseethefacespeoplemake

whentheyseeme.We'veallgottenprettygoodatthatkindofthing:MomandDadmyeldersisterVia,andme.

Actually,Ishouldtakethathack:Viaisnotsogoodatit.Shecangetreallyangrywhenpeopledosomethingrude

tome.Like,forexample,onetimeintheplayground,someolderkidssawmeandmadesomenoises.Idon'teven

knowwhatthenoiseswereexactlybecauseIdidn'thearthemmyself,butViaheardthemandshejuststarted

shoutingatthosekids.Thafsthewaysheis.I'mnotthatway.

Viadoesn'tseemeasordinary.Shesaysshedoes,butIknowthatifIwereordinary,shewouldn'tfeellike

sheneedstoprotectmethatmuch.MomandDaddon'tseemeasordinary,either.Theyseemeasspecial.Ithink

theonlypersonintheworldwhorealizeshowordinaryIamisme.

MynameisAugust,bytheway.Iwon'tdescribewhatIlookliketoyou.Whateveryou'rethinking,it's

probablyworse.

17.WhydoesAugustthinkheisnotordinaryfromParagraph1?

A.Becauseheeatsicecreamjustlikeotherchildren.

B.Becausehelikesridingabikeonhiswayhome.

C.Becauseheoftenplaysvideogamesatschool.

D.Becausehemakesotherkidsrunawayscreaming.

18.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkViaisaccordingtothepassage?

A.Viaisrudeandoftenshoutstoothers.B.Viaiskindandlovesherbrotherverymuch.

C.Viaisimpatientandalwaysgetsangryeasily.D.Viaissillyandnotgoodatgettingonwithothers.

19.Whatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph?

A.NooneknowswhatAugustlookslike.B.Augustisnotgoodatdescribingthings.

C.Augustisashyboyandlikesstayingalone.D.Augustmayhaveaveryspecialappearance.

（2022•江苏•无锡市华庄中学二模）Today,ourchildrenspendmoreandmoretimeonline.Manychildren

spendalotoftheirfreetimeplayinggamesontheInternet,onvideogamesystemsorontheirmobilephones.In

theUK,99%ofteenkidsaged8to15playvideogameseveryweek,andchildrenasyoungasfiveplayvideo

gamesregularly（有规律地）.Thisinformationtellsthattheadvantagesanddangersofvideogamesmustbe

carefullyconsidered.

Formanypeople,Theyhavebrightlights,funnycartoonsandexcitingstories.Videogamesalso

makeyouthinkinacreativewayandyouhavetomoveyourhandsandeyesquickly.Thiscanimprovetheway

thatachild'sbrainworks.Videogamesalsomakechildrenusetheirimagination（想象力）.Theplayerhastodo

manycreativethings,likedrawingandbuildingthings.Videogamesarealsoagoodwaytoteachchildrenabout

technologybecausetheycanlearnhowcomputersandotherdevices（设备）workwhiletheyplay.

However,arecentstudysuggeststhatvideogamescanalsobebadforchildren.First,childrencandownload

（下载）manygamesforfree.Theydon'tneedmoney,sotheydon'tneedtoasktheirparentsiftheycandownload

thegames.Thismeansthatparentsoftendon'tknowiftheirchildrenareplayingviolent（暴力的）orscarygames.

Second,manychildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesoncomputers,smartphonesandiPadsandthiscan

leadtohealthproblems-childrenwhospendtoomuchtimeonthecomputeranddon'texercisecanbecome

overweight.Third,ifchildrenspendtoomuchtimeplayinggamesinsteadofdoinghomework,theycanhave

problemsatschoolandgetbadgrades.Finally,videogamescanaffectchildren'ssocialskills,theymightnot

learnhowtoplaywiththeirfriends.

Inconclusion,itseemsclearthatvideogameshavesomeadvantagesanddisadvantages.Ontheonehand,

theyarefunandeducational.Ontheotherhand,theycancauseproblemswithchildren'shealthandsocialskills.lt

isuptoparentstoknowwhatgamestheirchildrenareplayingandhowmuchtimetheyspendonthem.Parents

shouldalsomakesuretheirchildrengetenoughexerciseandspendtimewithotherchildren.

20.WhatdoesParagraph1reallywanttotellus?

A.Manychildrenhavefunplayingvideogamesrecently.

B.Childrenataveryyoungageplayvideogamesregularly.

C.Playingvideogameshassomanydangersthatwedon'tknow.

D.Theadvantagesanddangersofvideogamesmustbefullyconsidered.

21.WhichofthefollowingwouldbemostsuitableforinParagraph2?

A.videogamesmayhurttheireyes.B.videogamescancostlotsofmoney.

C.videogamesarefunandeducational.D.videogamesareasimportantastheirlives.

22.Whichisoneofthedisadvantagesofvideogames?

A.Playinggamestoomuchmaymakechildrenlazyandsleepy.

B.Someimpropergamesmaybedownloadedbychildrenforfree.

C.Playinggamesmayleadchildrentomaketoomanyfriendsonline.

D.Videogamescanmaketherelationshipbetweenchildrenandparentsworse.

23.Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A.Practicemakesperfect.B.AllroadsleadtoRome.

C.Everycoinhastwosides.D.Readingmakesafullman.

2022-江苏无锡市华庄中学二模）

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24.Whenwilltheswimmingpoolopenagain?

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A.Call018961821.B.Sendalettertosport@.

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26.Thecentersendsthisemailtotellthemembersthat.

A.theswimmingpoolwillbeopenedagain.

B.swimmingherewillcostmoremoney.

C.thereisanewsportinthesportscenter.

D.morepeoplewillbecomemembersofthesportscenter.

（2022•江苏・扬州市江都区实验初级中学三模）Makingvelvetflowers（绒花）wasanendangeredfolkart,

butifsnowkeptalivewithmoreyoungcraftsmendevotingthemselvestotheart.MurongYi,21,asenior

studyingatauniversityinBeijing,isoneofthem.

Recently,shepostedhervideoabouthowtomakevelvetflowerhead-wearshapedlikeagoldenphoenixon

SinaWeibo.Theartworkwasmadeof4,000piecesofcocoonfiber（蚕丝）in12days.Generally,itonlytakestwo

tothreedaystomakeavelvetflower.Thevideohasreceivedover2.4millionviewsonBilibili.

VelvetflowersarecalledronghuainChinese,itmeansgreatwealth.Itwasapopulardecorationinfestivals

andweddings,butfewpeopleknowaboutitnow."Istartedtolearnaboutitfiveorsixyearsagofrom

someancientChinesecostumehistoricaldramas,“shesaid.Shetriedtolearnfromothersbutcouldn'tfindmany

onlinetutorialvideos.Finally,shewatchedaone-hourTVprogram,inwhichaninheritor（继承人）showedhow

tomakevelvetflowersindetail.

Then,therewastheproblemofbuyingmaterials.Velvetflowersaremadeofsilkandcopperwires（铜线）.

“However,itwasdifficulttobuythesematerialsatthatMurongsaid.

Anotherkeystepistochoosecopperwiresinthepropersizeandtype."Thehardnessreallydomatter,she

said."Even1-millimeterwouldleadtoadifferentshape."Withoutmuchexperience,shehadtolearnfrom

failuresandtriedagain.

NewideasnaturallycameupwhenMuronggrewasaskilledcreator.Shefoundawaytohaveready-made

fiberproducedinafactory,whichhelpedmakethehandicraftmucheasier.Now,peopleinterestedinthiscraftcan

simplybuythematerialfromherTaobaostore.

“Bydoingthis,Ihopeitwillhelpthosewhowanttotryronghua,Murongsaid.AsaloverofChinese

traditionalculture,shesaid"I'lllearnmoreaboutdifferenthandicraftsandhelpmakethempopularamongyoung

peoplebysocialmedia.”

27.WhatdoweknowaboutMurongYifromthepassage?

A.SheisauniversityteacherfromBeijing.

B.Sheisaninheritorwhomakesvelvetflowers.

C.Sheisafactoryworkerwhomakesfiber.

D.SheisaloverofChinesetraditionalculture.

28.Theunderlinedsentence"Thevideohasreceivedover2.4millionviewsoninParagraph2shows

that.

A.manypeopletakeinterestinMurong'svelvetflowers

B.peopleinChinalikewatchingshortvideosonBilibili

C.peoplecanlearndifferentkindsofskillsbywatchingvideos

D.Murongwantstobeanonlinecelebrity（网红）bymakingvideos

29.WhichsentencecanbeputintheBlankinParagraph3?

A.Luckily,Murongknowshowtomakevelvetflowers.

B.Therefore,Murongfacedchallengesinlearningthishandicraft.

C.ManyyoungpeopleshowinterestinitandMurongisoneofthem.

D・Murongdecidedtomakevelvetflowersbywatchingvideosonline.

30.Accordingtothepassage,whatmayMurongdointhefuture?

A.Learnmoreaboutdifferenthandicraftsandmakevideosaboutthem.

B.OpenmorestoresonTaobaotosellready-madefiberandmakemoney.

C.Sellvelvetflowersonsocialmediaandteachpeoplehowtomakethem.

D.MakevelvetflowersforsomeancientChinesecostumehistoricaldramas.

（2022•江苏•扬州市江都区实验初级中学三模）Sheopenedthedoorandwentin.Shewasintheroomwith

theglasstableagain!Andthelittlegoldenkeytothegardenwasstillonit.Shepickeditupquicklyandunlocked

thedoor.Thensheateapieceofmushroomtomakeherselfsmaller.

Finally,shewastherightsizetogetintothegarden.

Therewasabigrosetreeinthegarden.Theroseswerewhitebutthreegardenerswerepaintingthemred.

Thegardenerslookedlikeplayingcards.Theyhadspades全onthem.

OneofthemwastheTwoofspades,anotherwastheFiveofspadesandthethirdwastheSevenofspades.

“Howcurious!,?Alicethought,andshewentcloser,"'Excuseme!^^shesaidtothem/Whyareyoupainting

thoseroses?^^“Well,Miss,wemadeamistake,9,Twosaid."WeputawhiterosetreehereandtheQueenwanted

redrosetrees.^^

Justatthatmoment,Fiveshouted,ctTheQueen!TheQueen!,?andtheyallthrewthemselvesontheground,

facedown.

Alicelookedroundandsawalongprocession.Itwascominginherdirection.Tensoldierswereatthefront

ofit.Theyhadclubs堂onthem.Nextthereweretencourtiers.Theyhaddiamonds♦onthem.Afterthatthere

weretheroyalchildren.TheyhadheartsVonthem.Thenthereweretheguests,mostlykingsandqueens,butthe

WhiteRabbitwastheretoo.AfterthemtherewastheKnaveofHearts.HewascarryingtheKing'scrownonabig

redcushion.

31.Thegardenerspaintedtherosesredbecause.

A.theQueenaskedthemtopainttheroses

B.theQueenwantedtoputredrosetreeshere

C.thegardenersthoughtredismorebeautiful

D.thegardenersdidn'tlikethewhiteroses

32.Theunderlinedword“procession“inParagraph7means.

A.工艺B.过程C.工程D.队伍

33.Whichofthefollowingappearedlast?

A.金Spades..B.fClubs.C.♦Diamonds.D.VHearts.

34.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthat.

A.theWhiteRabbitwasoneoftheguests

B.thesoldiershaddiamondsonthem

C.tencourtierswereatthefrontoftheprocession

D・thegardenerswereplayingcardsinthegarden

（2022•江苏•扬州市江都区实验初级中学三模）Haveyouevercomplainedwhylifeissotiring?Doesthe

skysometimesseemdarktoyou?Areyourstudiessometimesnotsuccessful?Well,friends,cheerupandsmileall

thetime.Ifyouseetheworldwithyourwarmheart,you'llfindthatthewholeworldsmilestoyou.

Whileinschool,sometimesyouaretiredofyourlessons,buthaveyouevernoticedthehappysmileonyour

teacher9sfacewhenyoudidagoodjob?

Onedayitisfine.Justbeforeyouwanttogoout,itsuddenlystartstorain.Maybeyouwouldfeelverysad

andstartcomplainingabouttheweather.Butdearfriends,whydon'tyousitdownandlistentothefreeconcert

thatthenatureoffersyou?Andwiththetimelyrain,cropsinthefieldswillgrowbetterandbetterandfarmerswill

haveagoodharvest.

Althougheveryonewantstosucceedinwhathetriestodo,sometimesfailurecan'tbeavoided.Ithinkfailure

isnotterrible,andtheterriblethingisthatweareafraidofitandgiveuphope.Whenwefacefailure,wemustbe

confidentinourselves,drawausefullessonfromitandtryourbesttofinishwhatwehavedecidedtodo.Asa

popularsayinggoes,''Failureisthemotherofsuccess.^^

Attitudedecideseverything.Withanoptimisticattitudelifeiseasyandpleasant.Lefssmiletowhateverwe

meetandthewholeworldwillsmiletous.

35.Accordingtothepassage,inschool,.

A.thestudentsdon'tliketheirlessons

B.theteachersaretiredoftheirwork

C.theteachersdon'tlikebadstudents

D.theteacherswillbehappyifthestudentsdogoodjobs

36.Ifthereisatimelyrain,.

A.youwanttogooutB.youcanattendaconcert

C.cropsinthefieldswillgrowbetterD.farmerscan'thaveagoodharvest

37.Whenwefacefailure,we.

A.mustbeconfidentinourselvesB.shouldn'tbeafraidofit

C.shouldn'tgiveuphopeD.alloftheabove

38.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.

A.SmileandtheWorldSmilestoYouB.ComplainingaboutLife

C.FailureIstheMotherofSuccessD.RainyDayIsGoodtoFarmers

（2022•江苏省淮阴中学开明分校二模）“ThatTomisgoingtomakealotoftrouble.Hekeptputtingcotton

intoMartha?ssack（麻袋）SambotoldLegreethatnight.

“Thenwe511havetogivehimalesson.^^saidLegree.

Slowlythetiredslaves（奴隶）cameintotheroomfortheweighingofthesacks.FirstLegreeweighedTom's

sack,anditwasenough.Martha'ssackwasnext.Theweightwasenough,butLegreeshoutedather.

“Youlazyanimal!Thisisnotenough!Stayhereandwait."Hefinishedweighingalltheothersacks,andthen

turnedtoTom.

“Comehere,^^saidLegree,“Iwanttogiveyouabetterjobthanpickingcotton,andyoucanstarttonight:

takethiswomanandwhip（鞭打）her——youknowhow.”

"I'msorry,Master,saidTom."Ican'tdoit.”

LegreewhippedTomacrosshisfaceandthenhithimwithhisfistsmanytimes.

“There!”hesaid.“Nowwillyoutellmeyoucan'tdoit?”

“Yes,Master,saidTom,withbloodrunningdownhisface.C4Iwillworknightandday,butIwillneverwhip

anotherperson”.

“Iboughtyou,andyou'remine,bodyandsoul（灵魂）hesaid,kickingTom.

“Mysoulisn'tyours!Youcan'tbuyit!”

“We'llsee,“saidLegree,"Sambo,Quimbo,givethisdog,alesson.^^

Itwaslateatnight,andTomlaybleedingalone,amongpiecesofbrokenmachinery.Heheardanoise.

“Who'sthere?Please,givemesomewater!

ItwasCassy.Shehelpedhimdrinkandthenshecleanedhiswoundsandputsomethingsoftunderhishead.Tom

feltbetter.

——AdaptedfromUncleTomsCabin

39.LegreeaskedTomtowhipMarthabecause.

A.MartharefusedhisorderB.Marthapickedenoughcotton

C.hewantedtogiveTomalessonD.Marthawasaslave

40.WhatdidTommeanbysaying"Mysoulisn'tyours!Youcan'tbuyit!”?

A.Youcan'taskmetodoeverything!B.Ybucan'taffordtobuymysoul!

C.Youcan9thurtmyfeelings!D.Youcan^bemymaster!

41.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeTom?

A.Helpfulandbrave.B.Sillybutconfident.C.Cleverandloyal.D.Carefulbutrude.

42.Thestoryisorganizedinorder